On Tue, 08 Jan 2008 22:31:25 GMT, Matt Whiting
wrote:

Jay Honeck wrote:
I'm not one to claim that humans are _causing_ GW. Given the historic
record of temperatures there is no doubt that human activities are a
contributing factor. As I see it, we're aggravating the trend, so the
question becomes, what are the consequences of that?

My fervent hope is that winter in the upper Midwest becomes milder.

I live at about 1500' elevation on a mountain in PA and I'm hoping for
waterfront property by the time I retire! :-)

Unfortunately you'll be sharing it with millions of immigrants from
NYC, Washington DC, Philadelphia, .
Interesting program the other night. Scientist said they've been
forced to drastically understate things if they expect to keep their
funding. Just the Greenland ice sheets could give 3 to 5 feet.
According to ice cores a major portion of the last warming took about
one *decade* and not hundreds of years and that was without our
help.:-))

Roger (K8RI)

Matt